Tag: military

Thousands more US troops arrive in Afghanistan: general

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Approximately 3,000 additional American troops have now been deployed to Afghanistan under President Donald Trump’s revised strategy for the war-torn country, the Pentagon said Thursday. The Pentagon had previously put the number of US forces in Afghanistan at 11,000 but Trump in August authorized an increase requested by the commander on the ground, General John Nicholson. “We’ve just completed a force flow into Afghanistan,” Joint Staff Director Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie told […]

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Military vehicles patrol Harare streets, Mugabe resists pressure to quit

HARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) — Military vehicles were seen outside Zimbabwe’s parliament building and soldiers were seen patrolling the streets in Harare on Thursday (November 16). President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday, and is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup. The priest, Fidelis Mukonori, is acting as a middle-man between Mugabe and […]

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Mugabe under house arrest as military takes control

by Fanuel Jongwe Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe’s military was in control of the country on Wednesday as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest and his generals denied staging a coup. Mugabe’s decades-long grip on power appeared to be slipping as armoured military vehicles blockaded parliament, soldiers took up positions at strategic points across Harare and senior soldiers commandeered state television to broadcast a late-night address. “The president… and his family are […]

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US President Trump says Philippines vital for military reasons

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday strong US ties with the Philippines were vital for military reasons. The US president said he had repaired relations with the Philippines, which soured last year during the administration of former president Barack Obama. Duterte blasted Obama for intervening in Philippine affairs when he criticized the Philippine president’s drug war. “The (Philippines’) relationship with the past administration was horrible, to use a nice word.  I would say horrible is […]

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N. Korea soldier shot six times as he defected to South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A North Korean soldier involved in an extremely rare and dramatic defection to the South was shot six times by his own side as he drove to the heavily guarded border and ran across under a hail of bullets. The US-led United Nations Command (UNC), which monitors the Panmunjom border truce village where the defection occurred Monday, said the soldier had driven close to the heavily-guarded, military demarcation line separating the two […]

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Bilateral talks on APEC sidelines: Duterte thanks Putin for “timely” military assistance in ending Marawi war

  (Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a bilateral meeting on Friday, November 10, on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, where they discussed issues on terrorism, trade, as well as cooperation for further development and strengthening of ties. The 72-year old Duterte met with the 65-year old Putin and thanked him for his timely assistance when the Philippine troops were fighting the war against […]

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Philippine military calls for strengthening of border security in ASEAN region

QUEZON CITY, Philippines –  The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) called for the strengthening of border security in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to prevent transnational crimes, as well as terrorism, in the region. In a statement, the new AFP chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, stressed the need to enhance regional border security through coordinated border patrols. Guerrero said that he is eyeing more coordinated patrols with ASEAN […]

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China’s military ordered to pledge total loyalty to Xi

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary police force now literally sings his praises, further cementing his place as the country’s most powerful leader in decades. The world’s largest armed forces should be “absolutely loyal, honest and reliable to Xi”, said a new guideline issued by the Central Military Commission and reported by state news agency Xinhua late Sunday. China’s military personnel […]

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Panibagong war materials mula sa grupong NPA, narecover ng militar sa Rizal, Palawan

(Eagle News) –Dahil sa mas pinaigting na military operation ng Joint Task Group South, panibagong set ng war materials mula sa grupong New People’s Army ang narecover ng militar mula sa bayan ng Rizal, Palawan. Dalawang M16 rifle, tatlong gauge shotgun, ammos, IED components, mga damit at gamot ang narecover ng 18th Special Forces Company ng Philippine Army sa bulubunduking bahagi ng Sitio Arib Barangay Culasian, Rizal, Palawan. Nadiskubre naman ng 24 Marine Company sa […]

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US approves $1 bln Qatar arms deal despite Gulf crisis

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States government on Wednesday approved a $1.1 billion deal to service Qatar’s F-15 fighter jets despite the diplomatic stand-off between the Gulf emirate and its neighbors. Qatar, home to one of the largest US military bases in the Middle East, is locked in a bitter dispute with Washington’s other Arab allies in the region, led by Saudi Arabia. US President Donald Trump took Riyadh’s side in June when Saudi Arabia, […]

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Duterte offers special assistant to the President, undersecretary posts to newly retired AFP chief Año

(Eagle News) — Newly retired Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Eduardo Año may be back in government service in less than a year. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday offered Año the post as special assistant to the President and the post of Undersecretary, “whichever was legally tenable.” “General Año will head the (Department of the Interior and Local Government) but while he is prohibited from assuming the post for one year (under the […]

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Mattis praises Philippines for IS battle

  Clark, Philippines (AFP) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday praised the Philippines for its successes in battling Islamic State supporters, as he began an Asian trip aimed at reaffirming American support for regional allies. Mattis echoed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement last week that Filipino forces had “liberated” the southern city of Marawi, after five months of bitter urban fighting that had claimed more than 1,000 lives, even though battles have continued. […]

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